Aug 1, 2015 10:44 PM

ProfessorExpertsStudent

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yo

An Octopus unscrewing a lid from the inside...!

My name is relephant.

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

Well I mean, Octodad seems like a pretty bright guy...http://www.godisageek.com/wp-content/uploads/Octodad.jpg

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

@tinyoctopus, are you going to take over the world?

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 2

This is the beginning of splatoon right here.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

wow splatoon 2 looks great

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

ALL HAIL OUR OCTO-OVERLORDS

11 years ago | Likes 18 Dislikes 2

octoverlords*

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Theres a documentry series called The Future is Wild about possible future evolution of animals and in 200 million years, theres a-

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

species of octopus which is very similar to early humans.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

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11 years ago (deleted May 31, 2016 12:56 AM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

I loved the giant ass mega tortoise. They were kick ass.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Yes! I thought that show was so cool. That information always stuck with me.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

At least they dont have creepy beaks like squids. Fuckin squid beaks.

11 years ago | Likes 43 Dislikes 11

umm, they do have beaks idiot

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

How else do they hunt and kill sharks. (I'm not even kidding) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFOEZh1Lbbg

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

I hate to break the bad news to you

11 years ago | Likes 82 Dislikes 0

I hate to *beak the bad news

11 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

I'm pretty sure they do.

11 years ago | Likes 36 Dislikes 0

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-

11 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

Uhhh

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Shut your face. Squid beaks are the coolest.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Actually, they do have beaks.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

HOLY SHIT I didn't even know those were a thing and then I googled it and now I'm scared too.

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

sperm whale stomachs tend to have a bunch of the beaks in there. Only part they can't digest.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Some whales also have wounds from the beaks of giant squids with whom they have epic underwater duels with.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

O_O

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Even if they were more social, that wouldn't help them because they cant communicate complex ideas, or teach their young things, plenty (1)

11 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 2

Thanks

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

of species can do complex tasks and are even social but lack a complex language to teach the young how to do things without showing them.(2)

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 2

There was a time when we lacked a complex language, too. Language doesn't have to be vocalized.

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 3

How else do you think they got those porno roles in Japan?

11 years ago | Likes 399 Dislikes 7

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

11 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 0

This is your moment to shine

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Your name is beautiful.

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

I'm a kid, i'm a squid!

11 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 1

BUT YOU KILLED THE OCTO PEOPLE

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Is their leader called Octopus Prime?

11 years ago | Likes 31 Dislikes 0

Looks like earth may just become..... octopied by them.

11 years ago | Likes 928 Dislikes 13

Sir you deserve way more upvotes

11 years ago | Likes 25 Dislikes 1

Get out.

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

For about 30 seconds after reading this comment I couldn't remember how the word "occupied" is actually pronounced.

11 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

This joke: its stupid... I like it.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

booooo hiiisssss *throws upvote anyways*

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

You forgot the *taking off sunglasses* icon thing.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I just want you to know that we do appreciate you

11 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 1

Genius, sir! We applaud you

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This should have up votes. More of them.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

All of them

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Omg Dad...

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Heard that in Haley from Modern Family's voice lol

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

You're a kid now, you're a squid now....

11 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 0

I know approximately zero humans who could free themselves from a jar with a screwed on lid. They've already won.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

The same thing happened in the New England Aquarium as well.

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

I used to work there!

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

So what happened?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Never "octopi." The word isn't Latin. Octopuses or octopodes.

11 years ago | Likes 70 Dislikes 22

Sorta. while the Origin is mostly from greek, English gets it via "Scientific Latin" that was popular in taxonomy from the 1375 to 1900.

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

You're exactly correct.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

But what if there are multiple octopuses on a 180 degree angle? Then they would be "octo-pi" haha, I'll go now.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The correct term is actually "octopussies"

11 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 4

Octovaginas

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

We are not speaking Greek, so octopodes is not correct either.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

I see your point, and think anyone who actually says "octopodes" is probably a bit of a wanker.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

And if you get too friendly octoload

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Apparently pies and puses are all acceptable. Me, I prefer pies to puses, but then I'm a lady.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Some words have been used for so long that despite being technically wrong, the incorrect spelling is acceptable.

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 2

Really though, are any words actually correct? They are all bastardizations of older words which are derived from even older words, ect.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

And thus, we have the glorious disaster that is the English language.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

That is ANY language.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

A lot of languages have consistent structure and conventions. I don't think there is one rule in the English language that can't be broken.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

There's nothing disastrous about english.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

You've never tried teaching English to a non-native speaker, have you? It's not Mandarin, but English is a bitch to learn.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Actually it is greek. Octo is the greek word for the number eight and pus-podia- podes etc means legs. So it literally means Eightlegs :)

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 5

Sorta, its filtered through a layer of "Scientific Latin." if it was direct from Greek to English th singular form would probably be octApus

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Yeah, he's saying it isn't Latin so "octopi" is technically incorrect.

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

There are no fixed points. Language evolves too.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 2

Languages change. But that does not mean that every change brought on by lazy people not bothering is for the better.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

If a change makes communication too hard or too imprecise, then those changes are unlikely to stick, because language is functional.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 2

Actually it is greek. Octo is the greek word for the number eight and pus-podia- podes etc means legs. So it literally means Eightlegs :)

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 7

They said it ISN'T Latin

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Except it's an accepted plural.

11 years ago | Likes 35 Dislikes 11

Accepted, but still wrong. Like so many words when the people who know better get sick of correcting those who never paid attention.

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 2

It may be etymologically wrong, but it's technically right because it -is- accepted as a plural.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not officially it isn't.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

But remember, English beats up other languages in dark alleys for spare words.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's not just their lack of social skills. They also don't live very long.

11 years ago | Likes 62 Dislikes 1

To be completely fair, neither did humans before we really nailed down medical science.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 6

Humans have always been able to live pretty long lives once we make it to adulthood.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

They die after they reproduce. That is a huge damper on the generational learning needed to create any advanced society.

11 years ago | Likes 42 Dislikes 1

All it takes is a few fucked up pairs of nitrogenous bases and BOOM they live for fucking ever. Beware the 8-limbed peril.

11 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

That's what I was going to say. Tough to be a dominant species when you only live for 3 years.

11 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Can you imagine though if they did live longer.....

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

They'd have to get out of the ocean too. :) I suppose they could dominate the sea and we have land. That'd be cool.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

They'd still need some sort of culture. The ability to pass on our knowledge to the next generation sets us apart from other primates.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

also like... the dumbest human on the planet can open a jar...

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

No I can't.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

or, you know, live on land.

11 years ago | Likes 42 Dislikes 0

We live on the land but it doesn't stop us from fucking up the ocean..

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Yeah, but can they put the lid ON? https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/89/33/c3/8933c355790cf2d44b00494bdc67fc0d.jpg

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Patrick is a starfish, not an octopus.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I know; It's more a "Is it smarter than a starfish" type situation.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Ah, yes

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

now if we hybridized an octopus with crow we would create the most terrifieing species known to man

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

Or it would be some sort of horrible mutant retard unable to do anything. Think octopus with feathers and crow beak.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That would be terrifying. I'm envisioning Cthulu, the flying octopus god. Imagine all brains, and malice, and beak. No sleep tonight!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I'm thinking it would be more awesome to hybridize an octopus with a human.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Do you want mindflayers? Because that's how you get mindflayers.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Imagine the hijinks if it tried to be the head of a household. A father, if you will.

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Holm?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And they're cyborgs, seeing as AI is now on the distant horizon.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Cluthulu's minions?

11 years ago | Likes 65 Dislikes 2

Star Spawn of great Cthulhu.

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Cthulhu*

11 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

No no, "Cluthulu" is better. "Colonel Mustard, in the ballroom, with the mind flaying shrieking call of something better left undisturbed, a

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

I can just tell that this is gonna be the underrated comment of the year right here.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Take an upvote for knowing your Lovecraftian jargon.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Great Cluckthulhu! ?1

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

I, for one, welcome our new cephalopod overlords

11 years ago | Likes 134 Dislikes 4

original

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Here are some fun facts about our new overloads!http://youtu.be/st8-EY71K84

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I too welcome them.. onto my dinner plate. ;)

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Your resistance has been noted.

11 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

If any are reading this we too welcome you

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

FEAR THE OCTOPEOPLE

11 years ago | Likes 948 Dislikes 4

WHAT AS WELL AS THE CRAB PEOPLE ?!?!?!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

My last name is octeau does that mean i am to rule the world? i never thought this day would finaly come.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

.... Cthulhu fhtagn...!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

SHUT UP! YOU'RE NOT MY REAL OCTODAD. *pouts*

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Honestly if most didn't die after around 2 years they would of ruled the world a long time ago

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

WAKE UP SHEEPLE.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Well we had an octomom a few years back

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Tell you what, I am deeply conflicted by how much I respect octopuses as animals and how much I enjoy eating them as food. I fear no pus.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

OCTODAD'S PEOPLE ARE RISING...

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Octodad just got a lot more real

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

THERE ARE EIGHT OF US! EIGHT!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

What about the crab people though?

11 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

Hahahahaha "crab people craaab pepollle"

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Don't octopuses eat crabs? So the crab people and octopeople would be mortal enemies, we would be caught in the crossfire. RIP humanity.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

and don't forget about these guys http://imgur.com/jvh5gbl

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

What is that thing

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

a tricky lobster person

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It is from the magnificent world or Dr. McNinja!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

THEY'VE ALREADY BEGAN! Remember the game OctoDad?

11 years ago | Likes 94 Dislikes 0

OctoDad? I remember "stocktopus" from "Thinking Things 3"

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

You mean that game about a totally ordinary guy?

11 years ago | Likes 61 Dislikes 0

No, wait I thought it was about an, oh wait! That's right cause he was in a suit and stuff. Thankfully octopuses can't wear that stuff, yet.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Well at the end of the game they stretched for a twist ending and we found out he was an octopus the whole time. Pretty unbelievable.

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Huh. I don't think anybody suspected a thing.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

OOOOOOOCT PEOPLE OOOOOOOCT PEOPLE

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Look like octo talk like people

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

This was exactly my thought!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

If the robots don't get you then the Octopuses will I guess

11 years ago | Likes 496 Dislikes 4

It literally had it spelled right in the title of the post... Octopi

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 4

i aint got a coast for 650 miles. i aint worried about octopi

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

God help us if there ever make robot octopuses.

11 years ago | Likes 72 Dislikes 1

IIRC, In the UK, octopuses are 'honorary vertebrates' on account of their intellect and are protected against cruelty.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

This Is basically the matrix in a nutshell

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

I've seen enough hentai...

11 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 1

OCTOBOTS.

11 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

Roll out

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

*rolls into water. immediately shorts out*

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Whynotboth.jpg

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

And don't even get me started on Robot Pirates

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

In the future humans will be gone and there will be a war raging between AI robots and octopusses

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

There is a game about this; it's called Human Resource

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

*Octopi

11 years ago | Likes 52 Dislikes 12

Some will say "octopodes," but that is a middle-English/Latin derivative. It's used to make people sound smart.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

*octopeople

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

"something better than 7 pies" - Karnak the magnificent

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Huh...TIL this is more debatable than I thought, but not purely 'wrong.' http://grammarist.com/usage/octopi-octopuses/

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Its origin is greek, so technically octopodes

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Octopussies*

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Some will say "octopodes," but that is a middle-English/Latin derivative. It's used to make people sound smart.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

I thought it was Greek.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

No, actually. That is applying the wrong suffix to the base word. Of the choices, that is the most wrong.

11 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

Huh...TIL this is more debatable than I thought, but not purely 'wrong.' http://grammarist.com/usage/octopi-octopuses/

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

So of the available plurals of octopus, "octopuses" is the most right.

11 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 2

It's not octopussies?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Actually, given the words Greek origin octopodes is most right. But no one uses that so it would be too confusing. There is no right answer.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Octopus isn't quite correct in Greek. Oktapous would be the best word for that. Given this fact, octopodes doesn't quite do it for me.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Octopodes means animals that are 8 feet long. If we were to convert to latin, it would be octApi. So anglicizing to octopuses makes sense.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Damn, you went the Latin conversion route. I was hoping you wouldn't know that one, there's no defense against it. Well played.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

So I work for PBS, I basically watch Kid's shows all day. Last week a Wild Kratts episode was one about Octopi, and they put an oyster (1)

11 years ago | Likes 213 Dislikes 3

I'm a little too excited you work at PBS. I thought of the Arthur episode where DW is too scared to get in water bc shes scared of octopuses

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I WANT YOUR JOB.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

The Kratt brothers were my childhood. It was weird seeing my little cousin watching Wild Kratts and I got a little teary eyed.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

It's octopuses.... Just saying... octopi isn't a word, in that sense

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 2

We love the wiiiild Wild Wild kratts.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Octopodes

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 3

(2) in a jar, tossed it in the tank of the octopus and it freaking opened it no problem. It was awesome.

11 years ago | Likes 191 Dislikes 8

I love that show. Glad to see that they're still on tv even though zoboomafoo is over.

11 years ago | Likes 42 Dislikes 1

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11 years ago (deleted Aug 2, 2015 4:28 PM) | Likes 0 Dislikes 0

Really? No. It was a show they did when I was a kid. Still with animals but it had a lemur puppet and no cartoon animation.

11 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 1

Huh, I learned something new today.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It did have some claymation.

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

They had a show before zoboomafoo, called Kratt's Creatures. It had an alligator or crocodile animal companion guy, if I remember right.

11 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 0

They have been doing this for a very long time I see.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Oh thank god i thought i was just having memory embellishment issues when I saw zoboomafoo with them and was like "the hell is that lemur?"

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Kratt's Creatures was the shit! I guess I was probably too old for Zaboomafoo, I hated that stupid lemur.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I loved Kratt's Creatures.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Is there somewhere you can still watch Kratt's creatures? That used to be my favorite show as a child!

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Netflix I think. I need to ask the three year old when he wakes up. He'll know which one lol

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Zaboomafoo was the hypest shit man

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Zaboomafoo!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

My kids enjoy Wild Kratts so +1

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Omg my kids are wild kratts addicts - I'm going to tell them that jobs like yours exist and watch their heads asplode

11 years ago | Likes 66 Dislikes 2

I dunno. Kids assolodin don't seem right. .

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

Haha it is a fun job, but watching tv all day can be maddening. Luckily I have other responsibilities.

11 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 1

im actually so happy the kratt brothers have a show because I grew up watching Zoboomafoo

11 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 1

"Asplode" +1

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

(2) in a pb&j sandwich and taped it to a greyhound running after a fake rabbit. The octopus waited for the dog to circle and tackled

11 years ago | Likes 118 Dislikes 14

I want to watch your version

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

I wish I was more graphically talented.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

I kinda want to downvote the correct follow up now.

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

(3)The fuck outta the dog, like a pro.Then it wrestled the sandwich from The dog, ate the oyster, and admirably gave the sandwich to the dog

11 years ago | Likes 63 Dislikes 5

Thank you for making me ugly laugh. Its my favorite kind.

11 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

You're the best kind of person.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Probably the best compliment I've ever gotten. Heres some upvotes cruising your way.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Cephalopods are about 50% brains.

11 years ago | Likes 2876 Dislikes 10

small common sense organelles?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Meanwhile I'm just about able to dress myself without embarrassing people I know

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Fucking mindflayers

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

10%pain 30%seafood 12%fame

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

And a 100% reason to remember the name

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Wouldn't it technically be a bodyless snake that could still kill you?

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

agreed- unless headless constrictors can squeeze people to death - seems implausible tho'

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Shit! Now I'm scared, I'm like 80% brain

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Um, are you sure? I thought humans far outclassed and animal in terms of brain mass to body mass ratio

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

We do, but I think they mean that Octopuses if evolved over time would be competitive, probably due to their appendages.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Whales and dolphins are smart and social as shit but have stupid flipper arms, can't use tools, so they suck and will remain the underdogs.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Politicians*

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

v

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

The cuttlefish brain is larger than its entire body. Including its brain. Which may not make sense, but it does to the cuttlefish. Because

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

it has a very large brain. ~ zefrank

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

And 100% totally sweet

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

Well, cephalopod literally means "headfoot".

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15% krill. 20% concentrated octopus bill.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

10% penis

11 years ago | Likes 16 Dislikes 0

6.25%, as 50% is brain and (as we all know) 1 of the 8 tentacles isn't a tentacle at all.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

5% pleasure, 50% pain

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Bless you

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 67 Dislikes 0

TIL I'm a cephalopod. Just kidding. I knew that already.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I haven't heard 'Cephalopod' since SpongeBob

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MIB for me

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

means head foot

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

And we are 80% water...

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

~60%

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Putting the cephalo in cephalopod

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

They've very clever, but they have no "culture", so baby cephalopods don't learn from adults, so each one starts at zero every time.

11 years ago | Likes 261 Dislikes 0

started from the bottom.

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

TIL BABY CEPHALOPODS ARE FROM THE HOOD

11 years ago | Likes 117 Dislikes 1

Just like the US back in the day, eh?

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 4

Ha ha, not sure which part you're referring to, no culture, or started from zero.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 1

Awesome perspective.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Mostly because in octopuses, at least, both parents are usually dead when/soon after the eggs hatch, IIRC.

11 years ago | Likes 63 Dislikes 0

Goddamnit, nature.

11 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 0

this is nature protecting us from a super-advanced cephalopod taking over as dominant species on the earth. thank her.

11 years ago | Likes 32 Dislikes 0

...For now

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

I'm confident I could take an octopus in hand to hand to hand to hand to hand to hand to hand to hand to hand combat.

11 years ago | Likes 21 Dislikes 0

Size of the brain is not correlated with intelligence

11 years ago | Likes 20 Dislikes 2

Right, humans who've had half their brain blown out by explosion or impalement have continued as functioning intelligent people.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

IOW, a lot of brain tissue is redundancy in case of injury.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Somewhat correct. It's the proportion of its size compared to the body.

11 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 1

actually even that's less important than surface area - hence our convolutions

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

but it gives the capacity to be intelligent, whereas a smaller brain only gives the ability to be efficiently programmed (like an insect)

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Every brain is programmed. Things like insects just follow simpler programs.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Well, even a trivial neural network can be trained. Insects don't need training/general intelligence, and the environment is too harsh.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

...and 50% feet.

11 years ago | Likes 19 Dislikes 0

And yet you never see a zombie eating an octopus.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Cerebropods

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Cephla - referring to head. Pod - referring to legs. Head legs.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Close. Cephalo: pertaining to head or skull. Pod: Feet, not legs. Head feet.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Aside from a distributed nervous system, they have five brain hemispheres and three hearts.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Actually that head thing is their stomach and assorted innards. The brain is pretty small. Still smart buggers but not a big brain.

11 years ago | Likes 93 Dislikes 2

THEY HAVE A FUCKING BEAK

11 years ago | Likes 36 Dislikes 0

octopi or squids?

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Rabbits made of steel

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

but do they melt steel beams? I THINK NOT!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Cuttlefish and Octopi have the highest brain to body mass ratios of any invertebrate, their nervous system is fundamentally different 1/x

11 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 0

It's really fascinating. How do you come to know about them?

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Have you heard of wikipedia? Or google? They're these amazing new websites that only came out recently

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I always find it strange when someone barges into a conversation to say 'why are you talking? you could just look it up'

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

@drinkmorechai pls answer I want to know too

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

from a vertebrate's nervous system. Basically they have masses of nerves in every limb that hande the fine detalis of any 2/x

11 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 0

movement they make, whereas in our brains moving a limb requires calculating all the different things each muscle has to so in an 3/x

11 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

Octopus the octopus simply sends a message to the leg to move in some fashion that the limb then interprets, in this way 4/x

11 years ago | Likes 23 Dislikes 0

Their tentacles can act autonomously. Let that sink in for a minute.

11 years ago | Likes 832 Dislikes 2

that's what he said last time, ending up staying 3 weeks, never trust the sinks

11 years ago | Likes 28 Dislikes 0

*sensible chuckle*

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

So can our arms? When you get burned, your hand will have moved from the source of heat before the pain reaches the brain.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

But the reflex is still processed in our brains. Not so with the octopus. Brain says food, arm tent does the rest.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not entirely accurate. The pain sensation has to travel up your arm and to your brain before you jerk your arm away.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Don't worry, that's just the sodium stimulating the nerves, thus leading to muscle twitches. You will get that with any very fresh meat.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Yeah, I know. I read all about it. I just thought it was an appropriate gif for the original comment. Haha

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11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Haha perfect!

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Can't they regenerate too?

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Okay, but just for a minute. Maybe a while.

11 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 1

Fuck you I like this.

11 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 2

Clicked. Didn't get it.read the comment you were replying to again. LOLed. Came back. Upvoted

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Why did I chug orange juice right before I watched this? Now i have to clean up. Thanks alot.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 37 Dislikes 3

thats what I get for opening too many comments

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

50% of their brain is stored in their tentacles

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Wait- do you mean to say that your tentacles DON'T act autonomously?!?!

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

It's more like their tentacles can only act autonomously. They are too complex and numerous for a brain to have total motor control over.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Each tentacle has its own brain.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And one of the tentacles is a dick

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Which, interestingly enough, is something of a side-plot in the Tobey Maguire Spiderman 2 (with Doctor Octopus).

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Tentacle rape is real, guys...

11 years ago | Likes 91 Dislikes 4

End tentacle rape culture!

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

And the tentacles are doing it all by themselves. At least, that's what the tentacled things claim in court.

11 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 0

Their habitat doesn't allow them to master fire, and it's the basis of civilization and technology. So, no, they wouldn't.

11 years ago | Likes 13 Dislikes 2

But they can have computers: http://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/q/3722/223

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

But they don't need to cook food or stay warm. Just thoughts

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 4

Indeed, but I'm only pointing out what's needed for a species to match our own dominance.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

They'll just bide their time until the icecaps melt. Then they'll control the worlds oceans and restrict us to land and air travel.

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

It's the basis of OUR civilization and technology. They live by different circumstances.

11 years ago | Likes 12 Dislikes 7

No, fire is litterally the basis of any technological breakthrough needed to achieve a dominance, metallurgy to begin with.

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

Note that I'm only talking about what's needed to match and/or overcome human dominance. If you remove humans from the equation, then, yes.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 1

If you judge a goldfish by its ability to climb a tree it'll spend its life thinking it's an idiot

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 7

the goldfish isn't wrong. It IS an idiot, it's a goldfish it's dumb as hell. It just doesn't understand why.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

It's not what I'm talking about. A goldfish cannot manipulate its environment as proficiently as we do, for example. It's already a barrier.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 2

They have already mastered gardening, though.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Not saying they are aliens but they are aliens.

11 years ago | Likes 3450 Dislikes 4

yes

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

v

11 years ago | Likes 138 Dislikes 2

Drunken chuckle.

11 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 1

Octopus are the best people

11 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

I say launch a bunch of them in a spaceship to Europa , and let them deal with whatever lurks in the infinite ocean beneath.

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Leviathan?

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

Not to burst your bubble or anything but *bursts your bubble*

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

The tastiest god damn aliens

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Gargantia reference? (Anime) recommended.

10 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Lovecraft was right all along

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Reminds me that a book about intelligent non-sentient aliens (Blindsight) was written by a marine biologist.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

come to think of it, aliens in pop culture are complete mimicry of Octopuses.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

just so you know, there's an anime about that: Suisei no Gargantia

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 1

Except not really, but that's spoilers.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Also your comment perfectly answers Gamecube762 . Were you addressing him?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

DUDE ! That's one of my favorites ! Remember the belly dance episode !

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

We are the sobrukai!

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Unless, you a zombie

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Do you fear death jack?

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I ain't saying they are aliens, but we are the aliens.

11 years ago | Likes 15 Dislikes 0

I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 359 Dislikes 0

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11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I want to see this guy talk about octopuses!!

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

I love this Gif but I always think it stops too soon

11 years ago | Likes 29 Dislikes 0

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

I like your fix

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

They have a unique nervous system, basically their brain is distributed periphally to their arms. Seems pretty alien to me.

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 0

Very weird

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

thought they could regrow their arms.....so they're regrowing brains too?

11 years ago | Likes 5 Dislikes 0

That is essentially the plot of the Crisis trilogy.

11 years ago | Likes 11 Dislikes 1

So is Crysis 3 actually worth playing? I liked C1, but C2 was already really dumbed down to a corridor shooter ...

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Yes.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

And Gargantia the Verdurous Planet.

11 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

i was gonna say that

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Ehhhhh not quite. But I won't spoil it.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

it is a hella good series tho

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Agreed. Good stuff. I liked the animation, too.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

This says otherwise

11 years ago | Likes 233 Dislikes 16

No it doesn't

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 2

I don't know what I expected

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

I fucking knew what it was and I still clicked it...

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

10/10 I 100% expected the Spanish inquisition there, but was still entertained.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Why did I even click?

11 years ago | Likes 35 Dislikes 0

Why did I even hover?

11 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

who clicks? I only hover.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

In Seattle we fear the Pacific Northwest tree octopus. They live in trees & fall from above. http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

11 years ago | Likes 17 Dislikes 0

this is almost as scary as drop bears.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Wait, what?

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Took me longer than I'd like to admit to realize this wasn't real.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Had me up until he mentioned Sasquatch... +1

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Wait is this real?

11 years ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 1

Thankfully, no, it is not real.

11 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Shh! I was having fun!

11 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Just as real as the jackalope, the snipe, the Scottish wild haggis, and the dreaded Australian drop bear.

11 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

So... confirmed real.

11 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0